Book Sales Down 8 Percent at Courier Units “Weak sales at Dover Publications and Creative Homeowner” led to an 8 percent drop in revenues at Courier’s book publishing division, registering $16.8 million for the second quarter. Creative Homeowner suffered in particular from troubles in the housing market, but Dover sales were also down “nearly $1 million.” Pretax income for the division was $202,000, versus $1.4 million last year. Release But Book Sales, and Profits, Rise at WH Smith Reporting results for the six months ending February 29, UK retailer WH Smith said that same-store book sales rose 2 percent compared […]